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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3117
TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026
RAILWAY CONNECTIVITY TO MAINPURI DISTRICT
3117. SMT. DIMPLE YADAV:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) the present status of railway connectivity in Mainpuri district, including
the number of trains originating/terminating/passing through district
and whether any proposal for expansion of services has been pending
during the last five years and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Government has conducted any passenger demand
assessment for Mainpuri district in view of increasing population,
commuter traffic and student movement to nearby cities and if so, the
details thereof;
(c) the status of any pending proposals for introduction of new train
services/extension of existing routes/doubling of railway lines/
electrification works affecting Mainpuri district; and
(d) the details of the timeline and specific steps proposed to enhance
railway connectivity and passenger amenities in Mainpuri district to
address long-standing service gaps?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) to (d) As the Railway network straddles across district boundaries,
trains are introduced/operated across such boundaries as per network
requirement.
Mainpuri district is majorly served by Mainpuri, Mainpuri Kacheri and
Shikohabad stations which are respectively served by 05 pairs, 02 pairs
and 21 pairs of train services as listed below:
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Trains services serving Mainpuri station:
SN Trains number and name
1 14151/14152 Kanpur Central - Anand Vihar (T) Express
2 14117/14118 Prayagraj-Bhiwani Kalindi Express
3 64623/64624 Agra Cantt - Mainpuri MEMU
4 51905/51906 Farrukhabad - Tundla Passenger
5 55341/55342 Shikohabad - Kasganj Passenger
Trains services serving Mainpuri Kacheri station:
SN Trains number and name
1 51905/51906 Farrukhabad - Tundla Passenger
2 55341/55342 Shikohabad - Kasganj Passenger
Trains services serving Shikohabad station:
SN Trains number and name
1 12179/12180 Lucknow-Agra Fort Express
2 12311/12312 Howrah-Kalka Express
3 12419/12420 Lucknow-New Delhi Express
4 14117/14118 Prayagraj-Bhiwani Express
5 14151/14152 Kanpur Central-Anand Vihar (T) Express
6 14163/14164 Subedarganj-Meerut City Express
7 14217/14218 Prayagraj Sangam-Chandigarh Express
8 14853/14854 Varanasi City-Jodhpur Express
9 14863/14864 Varanasi City-Jodhpur Express
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10 14865/14866 Varanasi City-Jodhpur Express
11 15483/15484 Alipur Duar -Delhi Express
12 15657/15658 Delhi-Kamakhya Express
13 18101/18102 Tatanagar -Jammu Tawi Express
14 18309/18310 Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi Express
15 19037/19038 Bandra (T)-Barauni Express
16 51905/51906 Farrukhabad-Tundla Passenger
17 55341/55342 Shikohabad -Kasganj Passenger
18 64587/64588 Kanpur Central-Tundla MEMU
19 64605/64606 Etawah-Tundla MEMU
20 64625/64626 Etawah -Mathura MEMU
21 64631/64632 Phaphund-Shikohabad MEMU
Proposals/ requests/ suggestions/ representations, both formal and
informal inter alia for introduction/extension of trains are received from
Members of Parliament, elected representatives, organizations/rail users
etc. at various levels including Railway Board, Zonal Railways, Divisional
Office etc. As receipt of such proposals/ requests/ suggestions is a
continuous and dynamic process, centralized compendium of such requests
is not maintained. However, these are examined and action as found
feasible and justified is taken from time to time, which is an on-going
process.
Besides, introduction of train services on any route/section, which is an on-
going process, depends on various factors which include:
Capacity of that section.
Availability of path.
Availability of required rolling stock.
Availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock.
Maintenance requirement of railway tracks and other assets.
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To improve connectivity of Mainpuri, Etawah-Mainpuri New Line (58 km)
has been completed.
Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling
fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh is as under:
Period Outlay
2009-14 ₹1,109 crore/year
2025-26 ₹19,858 crore (Nearly 18 times)
The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the
State of Uttar Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:
Period New Track Commissioned Average Commissioning of new tracks
2009- 996 Km 199 Km/year
14
2014- 5272 Km 479 Km per year (More than 2 times)
25
As on 01.04.2025, 49 projects (10 New Line, 02 Gauge Conversion and 37
Doubling) of 3,807 Km length, costing ₹62,360 crore falling fully/partly in
the State of Uttar Pradesh are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-
Category No of Total Length Exp
Projects LengthCommissioned upto Mar'25
(km) (km) (Rs. in Cr.)
New Line 10 1227 340 10517
Gauge Conversion 02 67 0 281
Doubling/Multitracking 37 2513 983 19813
Total 49 3807 1323 30611
Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the
State of Uttar Pradesh including Mainpuri District are as under:
SN. Project Cost
(Rs. in Cr.)
1 Etawah-Mainpuri New Line (58 Km) 313
2 Bahraich-Nanpara-Nepal Ganj Gauge Conversion (56 Km) 342
3 Ballia-Ghazipur city Doubling (65 Km) 650
4 Ghazipur city-Tarighat New Line (17 Km) 1766
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5 Gonda-Gorakhpur Loop Gauge Conversion (260 Km) 863
6 Gonda-Bahraich Gauge Conversion (60 Km) 318
7 Barabanki-Akbarpur Doubling (161 Km) 1700
8 Kaptanganj-Thawe-Chhapra Gauge Conversion (234 Km) 819
9 Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur Gauge Conversion (83 Km) 589
10 Indara-Dohrighat Gauge Conversion (34 Km) 213
11 Lucknow-Pilibhit Gauge Conversion (263 Km) 1634
12 Bhadoi-Janghai Doubling (31 Km) 168
13 Lahota-Bhadoi Doubling (39 Km) 184
14 Meerut-Muzaffarnagar Doubling (55 Km) 430
15 Phaphamau-Prayagraj Doubling (14 Km) 212
16 Muzaffarnagar–Tapri Doubling (52 Km) 525
17 Utretia-Raibareilly Doubling (66 Km) 662
18 Raibareilly-Amethi Doubling (60 Km) 668
19 Alamnagar-Utretia Doubling (20 Km) 358
20 Bhimsen—Jhansi Doubling (206 Km) 2620
21 Domingarh-Gorakhpur-Kusumhi-3rd Line and Gorakhpur- 508
Nakaha Jungle Doubling (21 Km)
22 Malhaur-Daliganj Doubling (13 Km) 183
23 Ruma Chakeri- Chandari 3 Line (13 Km) 177
rd
24 Bareilly-Pilibhit-Tanakpur Gauge Conversion (102 Km) 313
25 Rosa-Sitapur Cantt-Burhwal Doubling (181 Km) 2094
26 Jaunpur- Akbarpur (Tanda) Doubling (77 Km) 676
27 Ramna- Renukut-Singrauli Doubling (160 Km) 2436
28 Janghai- Phaphamau Doubling (47 Km) 414
29 Varanasi-Madhosingh-Prayagraj Doubling (120 Km) 2018
30 Karaila Road- Shaktinagar Doubling (32 Km) 763
31 Deoband (Muzzafarnagar)-Roorkee (27 Km) 1289
32 Agra-Etawah New Line(110 Km) 427
Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh which
have been taken up are as under:
SN Project Cost (Rs. in Cr.)
1 Barabanki-Burhwal 3rd Line (27 Km) 426
2 Burhwal- Gonda Kacheri 4 line (56 Km) 796
th
3 Burhwal-Gonda 3rd Line (62 Km) 1118
4 Bahraich- Khalilabad New Line (240 Km) 4940
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5 Katra-Ayodhya Dham Doubling (10 Km) 466
6 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya- Prayagraj 3rd Line (150 Km) 2649
7 Billi-Chunar Doubling (102 Km) 1424
8 Chhapra-Ballia Doubling (65 km) 1046
9 Unchhar-Amethi New Line (66 Km) 1229
10 Etah-Kasganj New Line ( 29 Km) 389
11 Phephna-Indara, Mau-Shahganj Doubling (150 Km) 1778
12 Gorakhpur- Valmikinagar Doubling (96 Km) 1121
13 Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 3 and 4 Line (15 2464
rd th
Km)
14 Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur & Khairar-Bhimsen Doubling 4330
(431 Km)
15 Sahjanwa-Dohrighat New Line (81 Km) 1320
Completion of Railway project/s depends on various factors which include
the following:
Land acquisition by State Government
Forest clearance
Shifting of infringing utilities
Statutory clearances from various authorities
Geological and topographical conditions of area
Law and order situation in the area of project site
Number of working months in a year for particular project site etc.
All these factors affect the completion time and cost of the project/s
Electrification:
Electrification of railway network on Indian Railways has been taken up in
mission mode. So far, about 99.4% of Broad Gauge (BG) network has been
electrified. The electrification in remaining network has been taken up.
Electrification carried out during 2014-25 and before 2014 is as under:
Period Route Kilometer
Before 2014 (about 60 21,801
years)
2014-25 46,900
In Uttar Pradesh, entire existing BG network has been electrified including
that in Mainpuri district. Further, all new line / multitracking projects are
being sanctioned and constructed with electrification.
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Passenger Amenities:
Passenger amenities at a railway station are provided based on norms
depending upon the category of the station. Improvement of passenger
amenities over Indian Railways including railway stations in Mainpuri
District is a continuous and on-going process depending upon need, volume
of the passenger traffic and inter-se priority of works, subject to availability
of funds. Further, at present, modernization of stations is being taken up
under 'Amrit Bharat Station Scheme' which envisages development of
stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach.
Ministry of Railways has launched Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for
redevelopment of stations with a long-term approach.
The scheme involves preparation of master plans and their implementation
in phases to improve the stations. The master planning includes:
Improvement of access to station and circulating areas
Integration of station with both sides of city
Improvement of station building
Improvement of waiting halls, toilets, sitting arrangement, water booths
Provision of wider foot over bridge/air concourse commensurate with
passenger traffic
Provision of lift/escalators/ramp
Improvement /Provision of platform surface and cover over platforms
Provision of kiosks for local products through schemes like ‘One Station
One Product’
Parking areas, Multimodal integration
Amenities for Divyangjans
Better passenger information systems
Provision of executive lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings,
landscaping, etc. keeping in view the necessity at each station
The scheme also envisages sustainable and environment friendly solutions,
provision of ballastless tracks etc. as per necessity, phasing and feasibility
and creation of city centre at the station in the long term.
So far, 1,337 stations have been identified for development under this
scheme, out of which 157 stations including Mainpuri Junction station of
Mainpuri district, are located in Uttar Pradesh. The names of stations
identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Uttar
Pradesh are as following:
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State No. of Name of Stations
Stations
Uttar 157 Achnera, Agra Cantt., Agra Fort, Aishbagh Jn, Akbarpur Jn,
Pradesh Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Anand Nagar Jn., Aonla, Ayodhya
Dham Junction, Azamgarh, Babatpur, Bachhrawan, Badaun,
Badshahnagar, Badshahpur, Baheri, Bahraich, Balamau Jn.,
Ballia, Balrampur, Banaras, Banda, Barabanki Jn, Bareilly,
Bareilly City, Barhni, Basti, Belthara Road, Bhadohi,
Bharatkund, Bhatni, Bhuteshwar, Bijnor, Bulandsahar,
Chandauli Majhwar, Chandausi, Chilbila, Chitrakut dham
karwi, Chopan, Chunar Jn., Daliganj, Darshannagar, Deoria
Sadar, Dhampur, Dildarnagar, Etawah Jn., Farrukhabad,
Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Gajraula,
Garhmuktesar, Gauriganj, Ghatampur, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur
City, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Gonda, Gorakhpur,
Govardhan, Govindpuri, Gursahaiganj, Haidergarh, Hapur,
Hardoi, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar, Janghai Jn,
Jaunpur City, Jaunpur Jn, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj,
Kanpur Bridge Left Bank, Kanpur Central, Kaptanganj Jn,
Kasganj Jn, Kashi, Khalilabad, Khorason road, Khurja Jn.,
Kosi Kalan, Kunda Harnamganj, Lakhimpur, Lalganj, Lalitpur
Jn, Lambhua, Lohta, Lucknow (Charbagh) NR, Lucknow city,
Lucknow Jn. (NER), Maa Belha Devi Pratapgarh Junction,
Maghar, Maharaja Bijli Pasi, Mahoba Jn, Mailani Jn, Mainpuri
Jn, Malhaur, Manak Nagar, Manikpur Jn, Mariahu, Mathura
Jn, Mau Jn, Meerut City Jn, Mirzapur, Modinagar,
Mohanlalganj, Moradabad Jn, Muzaffarnagar, Nagina,
Najibabad Jn, Orai, Panki Dham, Phaphamau Jn, Phulpur,
Pilibhit Jn, Pokhrayan, Prayag Jn, Prayagraj Jn, Pt. Deen
Dayal Upadhyay Jn , Rae Bareli Jn, Raja Ki Mandi, Ramghat
Halt, Rampur Jn, Renukoot, Saharanpur Jn., Salempur,
Seohara, Shahganj Jn, Shahjahanpur, Shamli, Shikohabad
Jn., Shivpur, Siddharth nagar, Sitapur Jn., Sonbhadra, Sri
Krishna Nagar, Sultanpur Jn, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan
Chappia, Takia, Tulsipur, Tundla Jn., Ujhani, Unchahar,
Unnao Jn, Utraitia Jn, Varanasi Cantt., Varanasi City,
Vindhyachal, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Vyasnagar,
Zafarabad
Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
in Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works of 23
stations (Ayodhya Dham Junction, Balrampur, Bareilly City, Bijnor,
Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Govardhan, Govindpuri,
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Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar, Khalilabad, Mailani Jn, Panki
Dham, Pokhrayan, Ramghat Halt, Saharanpur Jn., Siddharth nagar,
Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Ujhani) in Uttar Pradesh have been
completed under this scheme.
The activities for development at other stations have also been taken up at
good pace and progress of some of the stations is as given below:
Mainpuri Junction station: The works of new station building, porch,
Public Reservation System counter, waiting hall, circulating area, parking,
approach road, lighting, Public Address System, signages and 12 m Foot
Over Bridge have been completed. The work of Divyangjan facilities has
been taken up.
Ghaziabad station: The structural works of station building at main
entry side and second entry side, foundation work of new Foot Over Bridge-
B at Tundla end, roof plaza, extension work of existing Foot Over Bridge-A,
finishing work of electrical substation at main entry side and second entry
side, Magistrate building, Government Railway Police and Railway
Protection Force buildings have been taken up.
Rampur Junction station: The works of new station building, platform
shelter, platform surfacing, booking office, waiting hall, toilet have been
completed. The works of circulating area and Foot Over Bridge have been
taken up.
Shahjahanpur station: The works of platform shelter and platform
surfacing at platform no. 1 and 2/3 have been completed. The works of
improvement of station building, new station building at second entry,
circulating area and Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
Shikohabad Junction station: The works of new station building,
platform surfacing of platform no. 1/2, improvement of circulating area,
parking and Divyangjan facilities have been completed. The work of 12 m
Foot Over Bridge has been taken up.
Further, development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of
stations on Indian Railways is a continuous and ongoing process and works
in this regard are undertaken as per requirement, subject to inter-se priority
and availability of funds. Development / redevelopment / upgradation /
modernisation of a station is carried out based on category of
station/condition/traffic handled etc.
Development / upgradation / modernisation of stations including under
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is generally funded under Plan Head-53
‘Customer Amenities’. The details of allocation and expenditure under Plan
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Head-53 are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not work-wise, or station-
wise, or constituency wise or state-wise. Uttar Pradesh is covered under
the jurisdiction of five railway zones, namely East Central Railway,
Northern Railway, North Central Railway, North Eastern Railway and West
Central Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 3,794 crore has been
made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure (up to
January, 2026) of ₹ 3,343 crore has been incurred so far.
02 water coolers at Mainpuri Railway Station and 01 water cooler at
Bhogaon Railway Station are available in the Mainpuri District.
Furthermore, work for provision of 02 nos. of Passenger lifts at Mainpuri
Railway Station have been taken up.
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